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towbar gu

Post by JON353 »

hey people

i have a 01 gu patrol ute, and the towbar on it is constantly hitting on things offroad with out the towball tongue in of course. now lately i have been seeing a few gu's going around with a towbar on them which doesnt stick out the back as far and sits alot higher. as in it is close to flush with the end ofchassis rails and sits tight up the bottom of them aswell. if anyone would be able to point me in any type of direction that would be great

cheers jonesy
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Post by YB.LOW4 »

yeah i'd also be interested in this.
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Post by JON353 »

come on guys someone must have an idea
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Post by Tomo_89 »

get something custom made up high and out of the way that won't drag?
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Post by bogged »

Tomo_89 wrote:get something custom made up high and out of the way that won't drag?
As said, good chance its custom... then buy a drop towbar tounge.
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Post by JON353 »

ill look into a custom one, nut the thing is i have seen about 3 lately all exactly the same. i will try take a photo,

does anyone know if a gq towbar will fit on gu ??
cheers jonesy much appreciated
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Post by mikmav »

JON353 wrote:ill look into a custom one, nut the thing is i have seen about 3 lately all exactly the same. i will try take a photo,

does anyone know if a gq towbar will fit on gu ??
cheers jonesy much appreciated
plate on the towbar on my GU says something like "Fits Patrol / Maverick 88 onwards", so they're certainly similar. However there are different sorts of towbars, and attaching methods.. mate of mine got a GU bar cheap, hoping it'd fit his GQ. It all lines up in dimensions, but the bolt holes are all different.. forget exactly how, but I think it was his chassis had holes at the top of the rails, but the towbar has holes for the side of the rails.

So in short, Yes, but be careful, and take a good look at what goes where before you spend the $$.
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Post by turbo gu »

you need a towbar to suit a wagon not a ute. as the chassis are the same they interchange but a wagon one finishes pretty much in line with the back of chassis unlike the ute one which hangs out 25 odd cms. get a genuine nissan one as from memory they fit best(least hanging down etc)
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Post by Bingham »

remember depending on how much clearance you have it it stops hitting the tow bar check out what is next in line....... might be cheaper to cop a few towbar dings.
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Post by Dirty »

Bingham wrote:remember depending on how much clearance you have it it stops hitting the tow bar check out what is next in line....... might be cheaper to cop a few towbar dings.
As the rear tank is the same on the Wagon and Ute, I wouldn't imagine that there is going to be much of an issue here.

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Post by turbo gu »

If you don't want to lift your fuel tank the towbar is very handy to save the tank.
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Post by JON353 »

thanks guys, i will look out for a towbar off a wagon then ay they rear tank doesnt look like it will be a problem but once i get new bar i will check it out
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